The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-03-12


about II o'clock on Monday night last, the victim
being Howard Fisher, aged about 16 years.
young man named David McGlennan went to
Jones' house to see Mary G. Cowley, a boarder, to
whom he is engaged. McGlennan has been out of
work for some time and was afraid that Mary
would refuse to marry him. 1t is charged that he
was under the influence of liquor, and Mary talked
very plainly to him. He became enraged, and
drawing pistol from his pocket threatened to
shoot her. She fed from the room, screaming for
help. She ran to Mr.. Jones room, and there they
locked the door to keep McGlennan out. Neigh
bors heard the screams and rushed in, and among
the first was Fisher. Jones, installing him for
McCennan, fred at him several times through the
locked door before he discovered the mistake.
The door was riddled with bullets. One of the
bullets hit Fisher in the stomach, making wound
which caused his death in short time.
Justice Dorsey held an inquest on Tuesday ON
the body of the dead boy, at the residence of his
father, Albert Fisher. The story of the difficulty,
as told by Miss Mary G. Cowley, is as follows:
81 board with Mr. Grafton Jones. I am en-
gagged to be married to David McGlennan. aged
thirty eight years. He has been visiting me more
than a year, and has always behaved as gentle
man. Last night about eleven o'clock my sister
returned home from church with lot of other
boarders. was in my room. She came in the
room and told me that McGlennan was standing
under the porch of the second-story. l had not
seen him for more than week. ran down stairs
and out into the front yard. I looked over the
picket fence and saw McGlennan standing by the
side of the house. I called him, and he came to
the front gate, where met him. He was intoxi-
Gated. I took his arm and brought him in the
dining room, where we sat down. l asked him
where he had been, and why he had come at that
hour of the night, and intoxicated. He said: Il
came to see you. have been hunting for work,
but cannot get job, and rather than marry you
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have come to put you and myself out of the way
I thought he was testing. He put his hand back
to his hip pocket thought he was trying to get
a handkerchief. He drew his hand from behind
him. 1 saw the handle of pistol in his hand.
screamed, and ran upstairs to Mr.. Jones' room,
on the second floor, facing Fourth avenue.
shook Mr.. Jones to awake him. I told him that
McGlennan was going to kill himself and me He
seemed dazed. L was so frightened l did not
know what to do. ran out of the room, down
the corridor to an adjoining room. l ran in and
bolted the door, heard Mr.. McGlennan firing
through Mr.. Jones' door. Everything was con-
fusion. Women were screaming pistols were fired
in the corridor, and my room was dark. looked,
every instant to see the door burst in. He would
surely have killed me if he knew 1 was in that
room. I ran to the window, which L threw up,
and screamed for assistance. | asked some one
to put ladder up to the window, that [ might
escape. I remained in this room till McGlennan
was arrested. 1 heard some one exclaim, Il am
shot!
Mr.. Grafton Jones, the man who killed young
Fisher, was the last witness examined. He testi-
fed as follows II was asleep in bed with my boy
George. Mary Cowley ran in, awoke me and ran
out. Sadie McClane then ran in and held the
door. sprang from my bed as bullet crashed
through the door. I took my pistol from the
drawer, and as Miss McClane jumped out the
window fired through the door. McGlennan
fired back. I tried to shoot again, but my pistol
only snapped. Everything was quiet in the cor
ridor for few moments. Presently McGlennan
cried out I'll lay for you, Jones then fred
again through the door. NcGlennan then fired
back. I heard some scuflng in the corridor. 1t
was caused by Marshal Charles D. Moore, who
arrested McGlennan, but did not know it at the
time. All was quiet then for few moments,
when I heard footsteps approaching my door
NY knob ratified. Thinking it was McGlennan,
fired again. Some one fell to the floor, crying :
Il am shot Mr.. Jones has shot mel opened
the door and discovered that had shot Howard
Fisher, who was coming to tell me that McGlen-
nan was arrested"
The Jury then rendered verdict that "Howard
Fisher came to his death by pistol ball fired by
Grafton Jones, and that it was purely accidental,
and the said Grafton Jones is exonerated from all
blame"
McGlennan was then committed to the Balti-
more county Jail on three charges-assault with
intent to kill Grafton Jones, Mary Cowley and
Sadie McClane Mr.. Jones is the superintendent
of the Electric Railway, and bears an excellent
reputation.
Orphans urt.-The following business was
transacted by the Orphans Court for Baltimore
county for week ending March 10th, 1887:
Ordered that the inventory of the personal es-
tate and the list of debts due to the estate of
Elijah Clayton, as returned by Temperance r.
Wisnom and Alex Wisnom his administrators, be
accepted.
Ordered that the inventory of the personal estate
of Mary A. Golibart, as returned by j. III. Coli
BART her executor, be accepted.
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sum of S731.40 in the purchase of some ground
rents from D. Fred. Krist.
Letters of administration were granted to Jas.
B. Lynch on the estate of William Lynch, and
that the administrator give the notice to creditors
as required by law.
Ordered that VIM. S. Keech, guardian of Mary
R. Price, be authorized to invest $500 of his wards
money in g mortgage on the land of Mordicai
Ensor.
Ordered that the inventory of the real and per-
sonal estate of Henry Walper, as returned by
Louisa Haas, formerly Louisa Walper, his ad-
ministratrix, be accepted and that the first &C.
count of Louisa Haas Administrative, be passed.
sonal estate of VIM. Walper, as returned by Louisa
Haas, be accepted and that the first account of
Louisa Haas as administrative, be passed.
Letters of administration were granted to M.
W. Ofutt, on the estate of James Knight, and that
the administrator give the notice to creditors, as
required by law.
Ordered that the executors of Samuel II. Blake
ley be allowed the sum of $500 wherewith pay to
the counsel for professional services.
Ordorad fhaf r. ShinIev he annontad omar
dian to Henry Baker, ct al, and offers as security,
A. S. Cooper, in the sum of $500.
Orderd that A. F. Shipley, guardian to Henry
Baker, ct al, deposit all money which he may
have in his hands as guardian, in the Eutaw Saw
ings Bank.
Ordered that James S. Bateman be appointed
guardian to Walter E.. Bateman, Leonard Bate
man and Clinton Bateman, infant children of said
James S. Batcman, and offers securieties in the
sum of 500, Albert S. j. Owens and Edwin c.
Livingstone; that the said guardian transfer
whatever interest, contingent or otherwise, that
the said infant children may have in the policy Of
insurance.
Letters of administration were granted to Sam
Bachtel on the estate of John E. Doremer, and
that the administrator give the notice as required
by law to creditors.
Ordered that the sum of $412, now in the hands
of Charles H. Holmes, executor of John B. Holmes
be and the same is chargeable with the costs in.
Cured in the Circuit Court for Baltimore county
Ordered that the second account of Charles II
Holmes, as executor of John B. Holmes, be passed
Ordered that the sale of the real estate of Mar
garet S. Kennedy, as made by Anthony Kennedy
and George Armstead, her executors, be ratif ed
and confirmed unless cause to the contrary bt
shown on or before April 4th, 1887.
Ordered that Lille Lukens, administrative Of
Julius Lukens, sell by public or private sale al
the personal estate of said deceased.
Ordered that the inventory of the persona
estate of Samuel S. Patterson, as returned by
A. W. Machen, his administrator, be accepted
Ordered that the said administrator sell by public
or private sale all the personal estate of said de
ceased.
Ordered that Edward S. Peerce be appointed
guardian to Mary 7. Peerce and VIM. E. Peerce
and offers as security Thomas Peerce, in the sun
of $4,000.
Col. Hyde and his Little Foxes.-Having
become utterly disguised with the ground hog
our esteemed neighbor, The Sun, is now devoting
some attention to foxes. 1t says: "During thu
early part of the winter pair of red foxes tool
possession of part of the lawn of Mr.. S. N. Hyde
| in Long Green Valley, Baltimore county, anC
about hundred yards in front of the house pre-
pared nice, comfortable den, where they now re
side. On Saturday last Mr.. Hyde's family heart
pack of hounds in full cry, and looking from thu
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